TorrentFreak

JANUARY 22, 2025

“While this approach aims to protect intellectual property and reduce online piracy, it relies on IP address and domain name system (DNS)-level blocking, making it a potentially extremely blunt instrument to address online copyright infringement,” CCIA writes.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 16, 2021

Of these crimes, Intellectual Property (IP) theft is one of the many, which involves stealing copyright, patents, industrial designs, etc., Copyright and trade secrets like software, secret formula/recipes, music, etc., Reasons of Theft of Intellectual Property. For more visit: [link].

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

This Kat always eagerly awaits decisions from the French Cour de Cassation, so he was delighted to find out about an important recent decision on copyright (Cour de cassation, 1st Civil Chamber, 15 November 2023, n° 22-23.266). The judgment focuses on a procedural aspect, namely the limitation period for an action for copyright infringement.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 4, 2022

This is the type of behavior that has attracted copyright infringement lawsuits in the past but in this case, the makers of Genshin XYZ are using copyright law to prevent piracy of their product. DMCA’s Anti-Circumvention Provisions. Github’s Analysis Results in Takedown.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Sheeran affirming the Southern District of New York’s dismissal of copyright infringement claims filed against British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran over his 2014 single “Thinking Out Loud.” Late last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a ruling in Structured Asset Sales, LLC v.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Here's what Lilliana has to say: "All the hubbub about the Thatchers v Aldi case in the UK this month (see IPKat discussion here and here ) seems to have overshadowed Aldis intellectual property woes in Australia at the end of last year. Aldis crossclaim to restrain further threats of copyright was also dismissed.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

2: Collage Artist Deborah Roberts Sues Fellow Artist, Gallery Claiming ‘Willful Copyright Infringement’ Next up today, Maximiliano Duron at ARTnews reports that Texas artist Deborah Roberts has filed a lawsuit against Lynthia Edwards and the Richard Beavers Gallery claiming that Edwards deliberately copied Roberts’ artistic style.

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IIPRD

JUNE 29, 2022

Design Rights: By registering their product designs, they can prevent third parties from copying the original and new, aesthetic, or ornamental components of their creations. For preserving its intellectual property assets, the brand employs both a “shield” and a “sword” strategy.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2025

Various groups stressed the importance of copyright protection when it comes to new AI technologies. They argued that foreign governments should be mindful of potential copyright infringements. Tech Companies & Pirate Libraries In the United States, explicit copyright exceptions for AI learning are non-existent.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 19, 2022

1: Government Pauses Plans to Rewrite UK Copyright Laws After Authors Protest. The rule, entitled copyright exhaustion, places limits on the import of international editions of books. Without this rule, many authors fear the UK market would be flooded with cheaper international copies. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

According to Getty Images, Stability copied Getty’s photographs with associated text and metadata to train its Stable Diffusion model, which uses AI to generate computer-synthesized images in response to text prompts. According to Getty, this is clear copyright infringement.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 16, 2024

IPR IPR is an abbreviation of Intellectual Property Rights. IPR in Gaming Industry The creative and innovative ideas of the game developers need to be protected and here intellectual property Rights (IPR) plays a vital role in safeguarding innovation and encouraging fair competition within the sector.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 18, 2021

A Long History of Copying. Most notably, that included the PUBG Corporation, which filed a lawsuit against Epic Games in May 2018 for alleged copyright infringement. However, it wasn’t the end of Epic Games’ issues with copying. Their copying is flagrant, but unlikely to be illegal.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 4, 2021

Is GitHub Copilot a Copyright Infringer? While Ziegler’s use of the word “mostly” may not reassure those fearing copyright infringement, his paper highlights two details that might. Intellectual property law professor Andres Guadamuz argues that Copilot, as it stands, does not infringe copyright.

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Ross Intelligence Inc will provide guidance for similar AI training/copyright infringement cases and, as a bonus, it provides a bit of clarity (or muddies the waters… depending on your point of view) in the application of a post-Warhol fair use defense. These are the basic facts underlying this lawsuit.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 5, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of intellectual property law, one of the most pressing challenges is posed by the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI). Particularly in the realm of photography and visual content, AI is revolutionizing how images are created, shared, and consumed. By: Jaburg Wilk

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 30, 2022

A careful step towards ensuring the acquisition of prosperity gained through your work is to copyright it. The copyright laws in India are governed under the Copyright Act, 1957. Nagarathna, in the Supreme Court ruled that copyright infringement is a cognizable and non-bailable offense under Section 63 In of the Copyright act.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 23, 2022

An article by Adi Robertson at The Verge looks at a recent study by The Galaxy , which examines the top 25 most valuable NFT projects and examines what the buyer is obtaining in terms of copyright or other intellectual property rights. In short, it wasn’t artists making money from NFT sales, it was scammers and infringers.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

There are dozens of recognizable brands in the illegal streaming market, all jostling for position in a chaotic market where trademarks are copied even more readily than movies or live TV streams. The end result is a stream of pirates prosecuted for copyright infringement or fraud repeatedly hitting the headlines.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Call for Papers: NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies Volume IX, Issue I [Submit by January 10, 2025] National Law University, Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies is inviting original, unpublished manuscripts for its upcoming issue (Volume IX, Issue I). Nadeem Nazir and Anr.

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Kashishipr

JULY 13, 2022

Undoubtedly, both technologies bring a complete set of novel Intellectual Property (IP) issues for business companies, brands, individuals, courts, and IP practitioners. That said, solely artificial worlds won’t be denied copyright protection only because they are realistic. Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc.,

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 7, 2022

However, that agreement made it clear that FDN retained all rights to the intellectual property involved. As such, they would hold the copyright on those text descriptions. Their pages contained a pair of copyright notices that read, “Nothing on this page may be copied or reproduced without explicit permission.”

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 13, 2021

The website facilitated massive online copyright infringement of many popular Nintendo titles, according to the complaint filed at a California district court. Accordingly, Plaintiff demonstrates irreparable harm warranting an injunction for Plaintiff’s copyright infringement claim.” Destroy All Pirated Games.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 5, 2024

As digital spaces grow in popularity, so do the stakes around intellectual property, particularly copyright. Copyright governs the rights of creators over their digital works, ensuring they are protected from unauthorized use. While some platforms use blockchain technology to track ownership, the system is not foolproof.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) to create works of art creates interesting legal challenges to the protection of intellectual property. A copyright infringement class action lawsuit has been filed against providers of AI software that is used to generate visual works of art based on copyrighted images copied from the internet.

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JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

ii] Existing copyright law is ineffective in its application to new forms of digital media. iii] While intellectual property remedies are painfully slow, the internet is on the cutting-edge of fast paced communication. In particular, it explores why copyright of a meme’s underlying content does not matter in a normative sense.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Herein, Star India alleged that rogue streaming apps such as IPTV Smarters Pro undermine the value of its intellectual property in the original entertainment, sports content, etc. Copyright Infringement by Streaming Platforms: How does IPTV Smarters work? v IPTV Smarter Pro & Ors.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2025

Interestingly, the civil suit has been disposed of by the Madras High Court, holding that there is no copyright infringement, and the proceedings in the criminal case have been stayed. The Court was of the opinion that Tamilnadan failed to prove copyright infringement. But it may not be copyright infringement.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Yesterday, we looked at the myriad of ways that copyright and trademark impact Halloween costumes. Along the way, we discussed why a knockoff Beetlejuice costume is titled “Juice Demon”, the ways that intellectual property laws govern Halloween costumes and the ways one could find themselves in trouble.

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Olartemoure Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The Prosecutor’s Office and the National Police intervened several commercial premises to carry out forfeiture proceedings for the crime of copyright infringement, as several commercial premises were allegedly buying and selling duplicate books or illegal copies of them.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 29, 2024

A Winston & Strawn LLP attorney on Friday told a Manhattan federal judge that the firm is angling to settle a copyright infringement suit that accuses its attorneys of copying a motion-to-dismiss filing by a boutique intellectual property firm "nearly verbatim," saying it isn't worth the cost to all involved.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 1, 2024

In a complaint filed at a federal court in Seattle, Washington, Nintendo accuses Modded Hardware of copyright infringement and violating the DMCA by trafficking in circumvention devices, among other things. Daly said that he was looking for a new lawyer, but Nintendo’s patience had run out and it followed up with a lawsuit.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The Hollywood group sees copyright infringement as one of Telegram’s growth drivers and it urged the US Trade Representative to put the service on the annual list of notorious piracy markets. A few days ago copyright holders scored a win at the Intellectual Property Court in Lisbon, Portugal.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Typically, tattoo aftercare instructions include strictly hygienic recommendations, but tattoo artist Kat Von D might have a unique suggestion: prepare to be an exhibit in a copyright infringement lawsuit. for copyright infringement under the Copyright Act of 1976. Sedlik (“Sedlik”) filed a complaint in the U.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

By registering your work with the Copyright Office in India, you secure legal protection, making it easier to defend your rights in case of infringement. Why is Copyright Registration Important in India? Evidence of Ownership : A registered copyright serves as proof of ownership in case of disputes or infringements.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In this sector, intellectual property (IP) regulations are essential for defending the rights of inventors, artists, and producers. The media and entertainment business has experienced exponential growth, making it imperative to comprehend the significance that intellectual property rights play in this domain.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 18, 2023

Ever since its launch in 2009, rightsholders have complained that file-hosting platform 1fichier.com fails to take intellectual property rights seriously. 1fichier allows user content to be accessed via links posted elsewhere, meaning that when users upload infringing content, links render that content available to the public.

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